World War Z is Brad Pitt's Highest-Grossing Film

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Summer zombie flick cracks $500 million worldwide.

By Max Nicholson

Paramount Pictures announced today that World War Z has now earned $500 million at the worldwide box office, making it star Brad Pitt's most successful film ever. (2004's Troy was his previous best with $497.3 million.)

According to Deadline, WWZ has set several records for Pitt -- a personal best with a $66 million opening, and a total $197.4 million in the states. Both of these exceeded Pitt's Mr. & Mrs. Smith, which had a $50.3 million opening weekend and a total domestic gross of $186.3 million. World War Z currently has $305.2 million in international box office sales.

Considering the film's major production struggles (including a complete rewrite and reshoot of the third act), Pitt, director Marc Forster and the studio are no doubt relieved to see their hard work actually paid off.

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